Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Unit Summary

This unit was designed to assist 1st grade teachers with Common Core Curriculum. It takes one of the suggested readings, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and integrates the curriculum. The time span required for this unit is approximately 2 weeks. Some of
the components include syllables, components of writing, career studies, plant anatomy, measurement, graphing, conjunctions, and much
more. The end result will be a powerpoint presentation on Australia.

Grade Level /Subject

First Grade/Integrated Curriculum

Technology Integration

Voki Presentation: Introduce Australia and prepare students for their research.
Animoto Video: Introduce book and engage students.
Jeopardy Game: Assess students' knowledge on unit.
YouTube Videos: Presented during opening section of lesson on various days throughout the unit.
Website links: Used to both instruct and assess content knowledge.


Resources

Jeopardy Alexander EDU 625.pptx


Big Universe

Animoto Video

Voki
Extras: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day read aloud .<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ezbssw11724" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Syllable games:
http://www.globalclassroom.org/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/word_jumbler/big_sound/full.shtml